# Design decisions and architectural rationale for openscenario-rs
This document contains:
- Detailed explanation of major design decisions and trade-offs
- Architecture rationale and alternative approaches considered
- Type system design philosophy and implementation choices
- Performance considerations and optimization strategies
- API design principles and usability considerations
Contributes to project by:
- Documenting the reasoning behind major design decisions
- Providing context for future maintainers and contributors
- Supporting architectural reviews and design discussions
- Facilitating informed evolution of the library architecture
- Enabling knowledge transfer and onboarding for new team members